BM 024883 & BM 024883A (P202888)
Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 024883 & BM 024883APeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Case of 24883; seal: Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da d. Ur-sag-ku5 ì-rá-rá.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
unpublished
envelope
obverse
1. szim i3 1(u) 2(disz) dug-kam
2. szim i3 za3-ga {d}nin-gir2-su
3. ki nig2-gur11-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da i3-ra2-ra2
2. iti munu4-gu7
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dumu ur-sag-ku5
3. i3-ra2-ra2
obverse
unpublished
envelope
obverse
1. szim i3 1(u) 2(disz) dug-kam
2. szim i3 za3-ga {d}nin-gir2-su
3. ki nig2-gur11-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da i3-ra2-ra2
2. iti munu4-gu7
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dumu ur-sag-ku5
3. i3-ra2-ra2
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Case of 24883; seal: Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da d. Ur-sag-ku5 ì-rá-rá.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024883 & BM 024883A
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.05.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053319) (053319)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24883) (BM.24883)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-1265-a) (W_1898-0215-1265-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 003530 (composite) (P456240) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024883 & BM 024883A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P202888.
BM 024883 & BM 024883A artifact entry (No. P202888). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202888 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024883 & BM 024883A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202888 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
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